The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-26
SHERMAN'S LUCK.

Ready Made Evidence that the Negro is
Denied Civil Rights In the South.
Washington Critic.
The fates have smiled propitiously On John
Sherman's pilgrimage at the very onset
Whether it is smartness or luck. special Pro-
violence, we don't know; but from the first to the
last Of MIR. Blaine's campaign in 1884 he never
struck such a choice little bonanza as seemed to
have been turned out for the Senator's particu-
lar benefit the other night at Birmingham. Ala
The story is that delegation of colored men,
being DESTROYS of waiting upon him at his hotel
was refused admission by the landlord, where
upon Mr.. Sherman paid his bill and sought other
lodgings, evidently determined that no color
line should be drawn between himself and the
possible delegates to the next National Republi-
can Convention.
How all this happened to happen. just at this
time and in this way, as though madspats- order.
we are not advised; bat certain it is that the
Ohio statesman is thus provided early in the
| canvass with most conclusive evidence that the
negro in the south is still denied the EN- ment
of the civil rights guaranteed him by the amend
ed constitution. and that the echoes of the slave
drivers lash continue to make the welkn of the
ex-Confederacy ring, a. it were.
It hardly ranks with the typical Southern
outrage in the euormity of the offense commit
| ted but there is political capital in it, never
theless, and in the effective manipulation of such
| capital as this, history records no fingers more
| canny or adroit than those of Mr.. John Sher-
| man. AID it will be heard from in due time.
| We may rest assured that the Senator has fold
/ ed it carefully away in his eripsack for future
use. About the time we begin to hear of Presi
| dent Clevelands great strategic movement OF
appointing a colored man recorder of deeds for
/ for the District of Columbia and of the distin
| guished consideration thus extended to the
| colored race by q Democratic Administration,
| and of the stampede of negroes from the Repub
lican to the Democratic party, all brought about
| by this sagacious bestowal Of patronage, Mr.
| Sherman will begin to unpack the Birmin CHAM
| landlord for exhibition. and dilate in glowing
| rhetoric upon tae prosecution and oppression tc
which the race is subjected by Mr.. Clevelandt
supporters in the South.
If any colored Republicans have, in the mean
time broken ranks and made for the Democrat
| ic camp by reason Of the recognition vouchsafeG
| them in tho Trotter appoin tment. tho Ohio
Senator will proceed to confront the fugitive,
| with the insult put upon their race by the Ala
bama hotelkeeper, and call them vigorously t,
halt. and it is safe to say that all who don't fal
promptly into line can be counted ones fin
gers. Seriously speaking, we attach no grea
| consequence to either matter, but the politca
advantage, if any there be, is clearly on the Re
| publican side. 1t always happens 80. w,
never knew = Democratic point made or at
tempted, with a view to breaking the solid col
| ored vote. but what some blunder- headed mar
plot put in an unwslcome appearance and burs
| up the whole scheme.